Thogai Inge Megam Ange
From Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali · 1959
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Details
- Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thogai ingae megam angae | The peacock is here, the cloud is over there. |
| Soorai kaattru modhudhae | A stormy wind blows furiously. |
| Female | |
| Thogai ingae megam angae | The peacock is here, the cloud is over there. |
| Soorai kaattru modhudhae | A stormy wind blows furiously. |
| Paavai manadhil soozhum thuyaram | The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart |
| Paadamaagi ponadhae | Has now turned into a tragic lesson. |
| Female | |
| Thogai ingae megam angae | The peacock is here, the cloud is over there. |
| Soorai kaattru modhudhae | A stormy wind blows furiously. |
| Paavai manadhil soozhum thuyaram | The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart |
| Paadamaagi ponadhae | Has now turned into a tragic lesson. |
| Female | |
| Kanni ilamai kanavan indri | Can youthful maidenhood without a husband |
| Karuvum uruvum kaanumoo | Conceive and give life to a child? |
| Kanni ilamai kanavan indri | Can youthful maidenhood without a husband |
| Karuvum uruvum kaanumoo | Conceive and give life to a child? |
| Ennai oruvan manandha unmai | The truth that a man wedded me |
| Indha ulagam yerkkumo | Will this world ever accept it? |
| Ennai oruvan manandha unmai | The truth that a man wedded me |
| Indha ulagam yerkkumo | Will this world ever accept it? |
| Female | |
| Maandhar serndhu malargal thoovi | In a world where people gather to shower flowers |
| Maalai soodum ulagilae | And adorn the couple with wedding garlands, |
| Maandhar serndhu malargal thoovi | In a world where people gather to shower flowers |
| Maalai soodum ulagilae | And adorn the couple with wedding garlands, |
| Annai kaiyaal thaali soodum | Wearing a sacred thread tied by a mother's hand |
| Avadhi konden vaazhvilae | Has brought immense suffering to my life. |
| Annai kaiyaal thaali soodum | Wearing a sacred thread tied by a mother's hand |
| Avadhi konden vaazhvilae | Has brought immense suffering to my life. |
| Female | |
| Thogai ingae megam angae | The peacock is here, the cloud is over there. |
| Soorai kaattru modhudhae | A stormy wind blows furiously. |
| Paavai manadhil soozhum thuyaram | The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart |
| Paadamaagi ponadhae | Has now turned into a tragic lesson. |
தோகை இங்கே... மேகம் அங்கே..
சூறைக் காற்று மோதுதே...
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
A stormy wind blows furiously.
தோகை இங்கே... மேகம் அங்கே..
சூறைக் காற்று மோதுதே...
பாவை மனதில் சூழும் துயரம்
பாடமாகிப் போனதே
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
A stormy wind blows furiously.
The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart
Has now turned into a tragic lesson.
தோகை இங்கே... மேகம் அங்கே..
சூறைக் காற்று மோதுதே...
பாவை மனதில் சூழும் துயரம்
பாடமாகிப் போனதே
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
A stormy wind blows furiously.
The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart
Has now turned into a tragic lesson.
கன்னி இளமை கணவன் இன்றி
கருவும் உருவும் காணுமோ
கன்னி இளமை கணவன் இன்றி
கருவும் உருவும் காணுமோ
என்னை ஒருவன் மணந்த உண்மை
இந்த உலகம் ஏற்குமோ
என்னை ஒருவன் மணந்த உண்மை
இந்த உலகம் ஏற்குமோ
Can youthful maidenhood without a husband
Conceive and give life to a child?
Can youthful maidenhood without a husband
Conceive and give life to a child?
The truth that a man wedded me
Will this world ever accept it?
The truth that a man wedded me
Will this world ever accept it?
மாந்தர் சேர்ந்து மலர்கள் தூவி
மாலை சூடும் உலகிலே
மாந்தர் சேர்ந்து மலர்கள் தூவி
மாலை சூடும் உலகிலே
அன்னை கையால் தாலி சூடும்
அவதி கொண்டேன் வாழ்விலே
அன்னை கையால் தாலி சூடும்
அவதி கொண்டேன் வாழ்விலே
In a world where people gather to shower flowers
And adorn the couple with wedding garlands,
In a world where people gather to shower flowers
And adorn the couple with wedding garlands,
Wearing a sacred thread tied by a mother's hand
Has brought immense suffering to my life.
Wearing a sacred thread tied by a mother's hand
Has brought immense suffering to my life.
தோகை இங்கே... மேகம் அங்கே..
சூறைக் காற்று மோதுதே...
பாவை மனதில் சூழும் துயரம்
பாடமாகிப் போனதே
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
A stormy wind blows furiously.
The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart
Has now turned into a tragic lesson.
Thogai ingae megam angae
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
Soorai kaattru modhudhae
A stormy wind blows furiously.
Thogai ingae megam angae
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
Soorai kaattru modhudhae
A stormy wind blows furiously.
Paavai manadhil soozhum thuyaram
The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart
Paadamaagi ponadhae
Has now turned into a tragic lesson.
Thogai ingae megam angae
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
Soorai kaattru modhudhae
A stormy wind blows furiously.
Paavai manadhil soozhum thuyaram
The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart
Paadamaagi ponadhae
Has now turned into a tragic lesson.
Kanni ilamai kanavan indri
Can youthful maidenhood without a husband
Karuvum uruvum kaanumoo
Conceive and give life to a child?
Kanni ilamai kanavan indri
Can youthful maidenhood without a husband
Karuvum uruvum kaanumoo
Conceive and give life to a child?
Ennai oruvan manandha unmai
The truth that a man wedded me
Indha ulagam yerkkumo
Will this world ever accept it?
Ennai oruvan manandha unmai
The truth that a man wedded me
Indha ulagam yerkkumo
Will this world ever accept it?
Maandhar serndhu malargal thoovi
In a world where people gather to shower flowers
Maalai soodum ulagilae
And adorn the couple with wedding garlands,
Maandhar serndhu malargal thoovi
In a world where people gather to shower flowers
Maalai soodum ulagilae
And adorn the couple with wedding garlands,
Annai kaiyaal thaali soodum
Wearing a sacred thread tied by a mother's hand
Avadhi konden vaazhvilae
Has brought immense suffering to my life.
Annai kaiyaal thaali soodum
Wearing a sacred thread tied by a mother's hand
Avadhi konden vaazhvilae
Has brought immense suffering to my life.
Thogai ingae megam angae
The peacock is here, the cloud is over there.
Soorai kaattru modhudhae
A stormy wind blows furiously.
Paavai manadhil soozhum thuyaram
The sorrow engulfing the young maiden's heart
Paadamaagi ponadhae
Has now turned into a tragic lesson.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song captures the deep anguish of a woman facing severe social stigma and tragedy. Through metaphors of nature—a peacock separated from rain clouds in a storm—the lyricist highlights her grief over an unacknowledged marriage and an unexpected pregnancy. She laments how societal norms reject her reality and questions the tragedy of receiving her sacred marital thread through unusual circumstances, turning her life into a painful lesson.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Thogai ingae megam angae / Soorai kaattru modhudhae”
The longing maiden is compared to a peacock ('Thogai') separated from the rain cloud ('Megam') by a stormy wind ('Soorai kaattru'), symbolizing emotional chaos and separation.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kanni ilamai kanavan indri / Karuvum uruvum kaanumoo”
Repetition of the initial 'K' sound across words creates melodic rhythm.
Rhetorical Question
“Ennai oruvan manandha unmai / Indha ulagam yerkkumo”
The protagonist questions whether the conservative society will ever accept her unproven marriage and pregnancy.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali' (1959) featured music composed by T. R. Pappa. Lyricist Kannadasan's expressive words combined with Jikki's soulful singing vividly express the core melodramatic themes of societal judgment and tragic irony prevalent in 1950s Tamil cinema.
Keep listening
More from Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali